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UK activist Martin Lewis weighs on debate of which method is lighter on your pockets Weather in Ireland has dropped significantly as we bid farewell to one of the hottest recorded summers to date, but it might not mean that we’re out of temperature issues. Many households are questioning once again which heating method is […]

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Community action and local residents in Brantham called to assist in finding missing three-year-old Suffolk Police have launched an emergency search operation for three-year-old Noah, who went missing from a playground in Merriam Close, Brantham, around 15:00 BST on Tuesday. The toddler was last seen running towards a nearby new build estate wearing a white […]

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The film was included in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 7 May) is Internal Affairs, the incredible underseen 1990 crime thriller. The film revolves around Los Angeles police officer Dennis Peck (Richard Gere), a divisive figure who is loved by those […]

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Trump announces he will lift tariffs after two-day visit Donald Trump has announced he will be removing every tariff on Irish whiskey, delivering the news from his golf course in Co Clare. He spoke at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg before handing the Irish Open trophy to winner Shane Lowry, wrapping up a two-day […]

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Make sure to have your rain coats and rubber boots on hand Ireland is expected to face a heavy “rain bomb” as we bid farewell to summer and the hot months it brought us. Despite a warmer-than-usual summer, hitting Ireland with temperatures as high as 32.5C, cold spells throughout autumn and early winter cannot be […]

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Patrick Kielty believes the conversation about a united Ireland has gone on long enough without starting. The Late Late Show host said someone needs to make the first move, making the comments during an interview on The Brendan O’Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1. He was selecting important songs from his life with Dearbhail McDonald. […]

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What a united Ireland still needs Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see Ireland become unified, adding that he believes it could happen eventually, RTÉ reports. The US president made the comments during a news conference with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House. His remarks became the biggest moment of his two-day visit, […]

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How the Amgen Irish Open was won Shane Lowry has set a new record of only 11 shots, winning the Amgen Irish Open at Doonbeg in the making. The 39 year-old did it with the man who owns the golf course, US President Donald Trump, who waited on the 18th green to hand him the […]

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How Leona Maguire won the point Leona Maguire has delivered another crucial performance for Europe at the Solheim Cup, with the Cavan golfer and German partner Esther Henseleit fighting back during Saturday morning’s foursomes. Their comeback earned Europe another point against the United States, giving them a 7-5 advantage over the Americans. The contest remained […]

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There might be more spiders in your home than you’d expect As summer comes to a close and leaves are set to soon start falling again, you’ll notice another change happening around your home. You might have asked yourself the age-old question many times: why are there so many spiders in our homes in Autumn? […]

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How Kite Entertainment selects the final lineup out of thousands of applicants Since taking Irish viewers by storm in 2025, thousands of eager participants apply for a chance to appear on Ireland’s Traitor TV series.  Streamed live on RTÉ One, the first episode drew in over 600,000 viewers, seeing Eamon O’Keeffe selected to be a […]

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Can one carry over their paid days into the following year? First of all, not all year breaks are the same as different organisations operate in varying fashion, whether it’s a calendar year or from 1 April until 31 March the next year. It is crucial that you check what your company’s policy looks like, […]

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Star-studded cast of Gal Gadot’s upcoming London-set thriller Prime Video has locked in the premiere date for its high-stakes action thriller The Runner, starring Gal Gadot and Damian Lewis. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the film centres on an attorney forced into a frantic one-hour race across London to assassinate a mob trial witness after her […]

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What the Scam Ads Info Hub does The Advertising Standards Authority has launched a new online resource highlighting scam ads and texts, which it says are becoming increasingly sophisticated and more costly for people in Ireland. The ASA’s ‘Scam Ads Info Hub’ is aimed at raising public awareness, helping people to spot the ads and […]

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The Davos bill and what else is on the list The Department of Foreign Affairs spent almost €17,000 on accommodation for the World Economic Forum in the little Swiss town of Davos, and nearly €15,000 on flights for a diplomat and family members posted overseas, newly released departmental records show. Those two figures sit inside […]

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What happened at Breffni Park Cavan GAA is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out in the kitchen area of Kingspan Breffni Park in the early hours of Friday morning, leaving the county’s main ground out of commission for the weekend. RTÉ Sport understands the fire brigade attended the stadium after midnight to […]

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Why CMAT cancelled the Paris show CMAT has been forced to cancel tonight’s show at Rock en Seine in Paris because of illness, less than 24 hours before she is due on stage at Electric Picnic. The cancellation was confirmed by RTÉ Entertainment. In a post on Instagram on Friday morning, the Meath-born singer said […]

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What caused the Killarney flooding Most of Killarney was left under water last night, with the Killarney flooding described by the town’s mayor as the worst in a lifetime after almost six centimetres of rain fell in a matter of hours, as reported by RTÉ News. A yellow rain warning in place for several counties […]

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Take That have announced two Irish dates for next summer Take That, the famous 90’s pop group featuring Robbie Williams, is set to play Belfast’s Ormeau Park and Limerick’s Thomond Park Stadium as part of their Dreamers tour. Take That tour dates and tickets in Ireland The Belsonic show at Ormeau Park is scheduled for […]

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Ireland Rugby will be missing Crowley for upcoming tests Munster and Ireland have been dealt a blow on the eve of the new season, with Jack Crowley expected to be sidelined until early 2027 as he recovers from a lower limb vascular injury. The 26 year-old out-half will miss Ireland’s Autumn Tests against Argentina, Fiji […]

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The solar racing car is set to compete in Belgium Engineering and computing students at Dublin City University have unveiled Ireland’s first solar racing car, ahead of the team’s debut in an international 24-hour endurance challenge in Belgium next month. The single-seater has been designed and built by more than 40 DCU students drawn from […]

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Irish streamers nearly double EU average If it feels like every second person you know is juggling four subscriptions and a password they should not have, the numbers now back you up. Streaming in Ireland is more widespread than anywhere else in the European Union, according to new figures published by Eurostat. Almost two thirds […]

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Novovirus outbreak in Ballykeeran Glasson Lakehouse, a four-star hotel in Ballykeeran, voluntarily closed on Monday to facilitate the outbreak of a norovirus to control measures. Now working to contact those affected, the HSE has confirmed that a “significant number” of people have been affected by a Norovirus outbreak at a luxury hotel in Co Westmeath. […]

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Shamrock Rovers’ UEFA Conference League campaign has ended in Finland Shamrock Rovers’ European season has ended in the most freakish way imaginable, with a Graham Burke own goal in Finland sending KuPS through and the Hoops home. The League of Ireland champions lost 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate, having drawn the first […]

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What is on the Shane MacGowan tribute album U2 have released their cover of The Pogues’ Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, the first taste of Shane MacGowan tribute album 20th Century Paddy. The Songs Of Shane MacGowan lands on 13 November. It is a fairly loaded choice of song. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah appeared […]

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What exactly is driving energy costs for Irish businesses Energy is the single biggest driver of business costs in Ireland, according to the final report of a Government-established advisory forum, which has set out 63 recommendations aimed at boosting competitiveness and cutting costs. The Cost of Business Advisory Forum found that the Government should consider […]

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Why Mike Solan is a surprise pick for the Faithful Offaly GAA confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Mike Solan will be proposed by the management committee on a three-year term at the county board meeting in early September, The42 reported. He will be joined by coaches and selectors Joe Keane and Nigel Dunne, with the […]

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Lisa McGee leads a strong Irish showing on the Netflix slate Lisa McGee, the Derry writer behind Derry Girls, is heading back to the north with a six-part mockumentary about the cut-throat world of competitive Irish dancing. The show, titled ‘Jig’, was announced by Netflix at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday and will shoot […]

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Actors stepped out from musical tribute on Tuesday Gasps went around the room when an Irish actor stepped out before a 9 To 5 musical performance in England on Tuesday night to tell the audience that Dolly Parton had died. Karla Tracey, who plays Parton’s character Doralee in the stage show at the Pavilion Theatre […]

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What Cian O’Neill brings to the Cork hurlers The Cork hurlers have appointed Cian O’Neill as head coach, the latest move in a significant shake-up of the Rebels’ backroom team after another championship season that ended in disappointment. The Kildare man, who is based in Cork, joins Ben O’Connor’s management having left the Kerry football […]

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Traitors Ireland season 2’s drama unfolded This is the year RTÉ marks 100 years of public service broadcasting in Ireland, and it is spending the anniversary betting heavily on home-grown storytelling rather than acquisitions. As the second season of The Traitors Ireland is on the way, it arrives as part of a new RTÉ season […]

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How Dolly Parton quietly changed Irish childhoods In the summer of 1990, the biggest country star on the planet walked into a pub in west Kerry, was handed a microphone, and sang Coat of Many Colours. Dolly Parton never made a fuss about it, she just took the county jersey she was given that night […]

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Electric Picnic 2026 preview of what’s to come On a half-finished festival site in Co Laois on Tuesday, a group of men from around Timahoe stood and sang. The Timahoe Male Choir performed during a media preview of Electric Picnic, a year on from their turn on the main stage, and they are back for […]

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What to expect in Only Murders season 6 Only Murders in the Building has a return date, and for the first time the podcasting trio will be solving a case a long way from the Arconia. Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) travel to the UK to investigate a new murder, […]

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Why the Bellewstown card was called off Racing at Bellewstown was abandoned on Tuesday evening as jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle was hospitalised in Drogheda after a fall in the opening race of the Co Meath track’s 300th anniversary meeting. The 23 year-old was sent crashing to the turf when his mount Mosel fell a furlong […]

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Harry Potter actress marries in London Co Louth actress Evanna Lynch, best known as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, has married her partner Denis Skinner in London. The 35-year-old wed her partner of almost five years in an intimate ceremony at Islington Town Hall on Friday, 21 August, she told British Vogue. The […]

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Why the carbon tax timing matters No decision has been made on the postponed carbon tax increase due to take effect on 14 October, Tánaiste Simon Harris said in Dublin on Tuesday. The rise, which would bring the rate to €71 per tonne, had originally been due to kick in on 1 May 2026 before […]

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Decision confirmed ending long-running campaign The HSE’s senior management team said it will reimburse the treatment, which is manufactured by US biotechnology company Biogen and costs €288,000 per patient per year. This comes after the HSE approved funding for Skyclarys, the drug used to treat Friedreich’s ataxia. The decision was confirmed on Tuesday, ending a […]

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A first in Dublin’s winter sporting books The company behind the Sphere in Las Vegas, Yankee Stadium in New York and the Aviva Stadium has released the first computer-generated images of a new Dublin arena planned for Cherrywood in the south of the city. The venue, to be called the Prime Arena, is intended as […]

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A gratitude journal changed that The 46-year-old British actor and comedian, speaking to Men’s Health UK, has just reprised his role as Roy Kent for a fourth series of the Apple TV comedy, RTÉ Entertainment reports. Brett Goldstein said: “I was depressed” in the years before Ted Lasso made him a household name, and that […]

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Why Tara O’Hanlon needed the move Republic of Ireland international Tara O’Hanlon has joined WSL 2 newcomers Wolves on a permanent transfer from Manchester City. The 21 year-old Dubliner leaves the WSL champions after an injury-heavy spell in which she never made a first-team appearance, and links up at Molineux with Melisa Filis, according to […]

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Why the watchdog is worried about Budget 2027 The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned that the real size of Budget 2027 will be far larger than the figure the Government announces on 6 October. They are worried that an oversized package risks pushing inflation and household costs higher. The watchdog set out its position […]

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The Electric Picnic weather forecast in full Pack the raincoat. The Electric Picnic weather outlook has taken a turn, with Met Éireann forecasting cooler temperatures and unsettled, showery conditions for the Stradbally festival, which runs from Friday 28 August to Sunday 30 August. After one of the warmer summers in years, the national forecaster expects […]

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Irish actor cast in new Netflix adaptation Nicola Coughlan has been cast in Netflix’s new live-action Roald Dahl series, with cameras now rolling in the UK. What’s on Netflix reported that the show, titled or codenamed Zoltar, will adapt Dahl’s famously dark and twisty short story collection Tales of the Unexpected. Production is said to […]

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A hurler’s decorated career within the Cork GAA Cork hurling great Jimmy Lynam has died at the age of 100 as a two-time All-Ireland senior hurling championship winner. Lynam played on the Cork teams that lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup in 1952 and 1953 alongside his Glen Rovers clubmate Christy Ring. RTÉ Sport reported that […]

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What the new rules mean for cancer survivors New laws stopping insurance companies from using cancer survivors’ medical history against them will take effect in Ireland from 15 October 2026. The Journal reported that the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ has been sought for years by patients, their families and campaigners, who argued it was […]

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What the Ireland population figures say about ageing The Ireland population has climbed past 5.5 million for the first time, according to new Central Statistics Office estimates. The CSO puts the number of people living in the State at 5,525,600 in the 12 months to April 2026, a rise of 66,900 on the year before. […]

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What we know about Black Mirror season 8 Black Mirror is on its way back. An eighth season of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology is officially in production, according to Variety, with cameras having rolled over the summer. Netflix has not set a launch date, so Irish subscribers face a wait before it lands on the […]

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What Pellegrini had some words to say about Parrott Troy Parrott is set to make his La Liga debut for Real Betis on Tuesday night after manager Manuel Pellegrini confirmed the Ireland striker is ready to play. Parrott has been named in the matchday squad to face Valencia at the Mestalla, with kick-off at 8pm […]

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